Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has clinched the prestigious 2024 Kopa Trophy at the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris, solidifying his status as the world’s best Under-21 player. The 16-year-old sensation was the frontrunner for the award, having made a significant impact for both club and country since his breakthrough season. Lamine Yamal outperformed strong contenders,…
Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati has won the Ballon d’Or Féminin for the second consecutive year, overcoming competition from her teammate Caroline Graham Hansen and other top nominees. The 26-year-old’s exceptional performances played a pivotal role in Barcelona’s historic quadruple last season, marking the first time the club’s women’s team has achieved this feat. Aitana Bonmatí’s…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says CAF has picked Nov. 14 and 18 for Nigeria’s final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and Rwanda. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by NFF. According to NFF, Match-day 5 clash with Benin Republic at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny on…
The Ogun State government has shut down Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-emi over the death of Master Monday Arijo, an SS2 student of the school. This followed the arrest and suspension of the teacher allegedly responsible for the death of the student on Friday last week as a result of corporal punishment. The Principal of…
Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri was awarded the men’s Ballon d’Or on Monday after winning a fourth consecutive Premier League title and Euro 2024, but Real Madrid boycotted the ceremony. The decision to award the prize for the world’s best player to the deep-lying midfielder came as a surprise, with Real Madrid’s Liga and…
The House of Representatives member for Aba North/South Federal Constituency, Hon Alexander Ikwegh, is currently being interrogated by the police over the incident involving him and a Bolt driver, Stephen Abuwatseya. Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, disclosed this on Monday. Disu, who spoke with newsmen at the command…
The 36 states and the FCT collectively generated N2.43 trillion in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) IGR report for 2023. The latest NBS report released on Monday stated the IGR recorded in 2023, is higher by 26.5 per cent to the ₦1.92tn IGR recorded in 2022….
Stephen Angbulu, Adebayo, Folorunsho-Francis, Godwin Isenyo, Chima Azubuike, Tukur Muntari, Samuel Ese and Ikenna ObianeriKindly share this story: The governors of the 19 northern states on Monday called for the diversification of energy following persistent blackouts in 17 states of the region recently. Apart from Niger and Kwara, 17 states in the North are without…
“Upon completion of the investigation, appropriate legal action will be taken,” the police said in a statement on Monday. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a lawmaker for assaulting a driver in the nation’s capital Police spokesperson for the Command, Josephine Adeh, confirmed that Alex Mascot Ikwechegh “is at the Maitama Police…
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party has accused the Osun State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) of supporting Thor’s Explorations Limited at a time the state government is fighting to secure Osun financial interest in the Segilola Gold project. In a statement by its State Chairman, Hon Sunday Bisi, the party commended the Minister…
